Stephen Smith ANESTHESIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Stephen Smith

  Explanation of Specialties

STEPHEN SMITH is a specialist in ANESTHESIOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT.

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT: If you’re in pain, interventional pain management can help you reduce pain and get you back to your life. Practitioners use cutting-edge treatment options along with holistic therapies. For example, a patient may receive nerve blocks or facet joint injections, along with reduced medication doses and physical therapy or chiropractic care to address the root of their pain issue. Practitioners look at the patient as a whole person, rather than just their pain. Because of this, interventional pain... (more information)

  Stephen Smith Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	82.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	78.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	74.5

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better.: The highest final MIPS score is 100.

There is no measure or activity data for Stephen Smith.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Stephen Smith

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Stephen Smith.

2131 S 17TH ST
WILMINGTON, NC 28401
910-343-7000

5301 WRIGHTSVILLE AVE
WILMINGTON, NC 28403
910-452-8100

2520 INDEPENDENCE BLVD
WILMINGTON, NC 28412
910-442-1100

507 E FREMONT ST
BURGAW, NC 28425
910-259-0704

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stephen Smith

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHEAST ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NOVANT HEALTH NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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